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Visit by the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay
to the Scottish Parliament

30 May 2006

the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay with Presiding Officer George Reid
 


His Royal Highness The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay and Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Rothesay, arrive at the Scottish Parliament.

Greeted by Presiding Officer George Reid MSP, they visited Holyrood as part of the Prince's Trust - Scotland 30th anniversary celebrations.


     
meeting Jack McConnell MSP
 

 

The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay met Scottish political party and group leaders. Pictured are Nicola Sturgeon MSP, First Minister Jack McConnell MSP, and Deputy Presiding Officers Murray Tosh MSP and Trish Godman MSP.

More pictures of the visit.

 

 

     
The Duke of Rothesay, George Reid MSP, Murray Tosh MSP
 


The Duke of Rothesay, Presiding Officer George Reid MSP and Deputy Presiding Officer Murray Tosh MSP make their way to the reception.

 

     
The Duke of Rothesay
 

The Duke of Rothesay addressed guests at a reception to commemorate the Trust's achievements.

The Presiding Officer congratulated the Duke of Rothesay on the way in which the Trust had grown from the glimmer of an idea into a "major force for good" and said that "society was a better place as a result of the Trust, its staff and volunteers."

"The Trust", he said had "helped to turn people who saw themselves as no-ones into real Scottish someones."

     
Visiting the Debating Chamber
 

The Duke visited the Debating Chamber.

More pictures from the Royal visit.